Research Article

Improved Firefly Algorithm: A Novel Method for Optimal Operation of Thermal Generating Units

Table 16

The optimal solution obtained by the proposed method for Case 4.

Unit (MW)Unit (MW)Unit (MW)Unit (MW)

1110.799811168.799821523.279431190
2110.799812168.799822523.279432190
397.399913214.759823523.279433190
4179.733114394.279424523.279434164.7998
592.758215394.279425523.279435164.7998
614016304.519626523.279436164.7998
7259.599717489.2794271037110
8284.599718489.2794281038110
9284.599719511.2794291039110
1013020511.27943087.799940511.2794